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I remember Willard Scott and Ed Walker in their ‘Joy Boys’ incarnation on WRC-AM (980 kilocycles if I’m not mistaken), a great program, on a personal note when I was just a kid in Vacation Bible School, I sat on Willard Scott’s lap during a live broadcast of the ‘Bozo Show’ on WRC-TV (1959 as I recall), I had to head to the little boy’s room during a commercial break and when I came back, there was Willard in my seat in the bleachers with the kids, I walked up to him on live TV and said “hey bub, that’s my seat!” and he laughed and said ‘sit on my knee’, lol

The really neat thing about that?

I wrote to Willard about 10 years ago, said “you probably don’t remember me” and I’ll be damned if he didn’t write back and say “of course I remember you, I stole your seat during the commercial break!”

Radio guys like Ed Walker and Willard Scott were always class acts, always made time for their fans, I hope that when Ed Walker signs off for good, that his passing will be as peaceful as it can be.

Rest in Peace in Advance Ed.